Bildad Speaks of the Wicked

1 Then Bildad° the Shuhite°Iresponded°°,
2 “How° long° will you hunt°° for words°? Show° understanding° and then° we can talk°.
3 “Why° are we aregarded° as beasts°, As stupid° in your eyes°?
4 “O Iyou who tear° yourself° in your anger° For your sake° is the earth° to be abandoned°, Or the rock° to be moved° from its place°?

5 ¶ “Indeed°, the alight° of the wicked° goes° out, And the Iflame° of his fire° gives° no° light°.
6 “The light° in his tent° is adarkened°, And his lamp° goes° out above° him.
7 “His Ivigorous° stride° is shortened°, And his aown scheme° brings° him down°.
8 “For he is athrown° into the net° by his own feet°, And he steps° on the webbing°.
9 “A snare° seizes° [him] by the heel°, [And] a trap° snaps° shut° on him.
10 “A noose° for him is hidden° in the ground°, And a trap° for him on the path°.
11 “All° around°aterrors° frighten° him, And bharry° him at every step°.
12 “His strength° is afamished°, And calamity° is ready° at his side°.
13 “IHis skin° is devoured° by disease°, The firstborn° of death°adevours° his IIlimbs°.
14 “He is atorn° from Ithe security° of his tent°, And IIthey march° him before the king° of bterrors°.
15 “IThere dwells° in his tent° nothing° of his;aBrimstone° is scattered° on his habitation°.
16 “His aroots° are dried° below°°, And his bbranch° is cut° off° above°°.
17 “aMemory° of him perishes° from the earth°, And he has no° name° abroad°°.
18 “IHe is driven° from light°ainto darkness°, And bchased° from the inhabited° world°.
19 “He has no°aoffspring° or posterity° among his people°, Nor° any survivor° where° he sojourned°.
20 “Those Iin the west° are appalled° at ahis IIfate°, And those IIIin the east° are seized° with horror°.
21 “Surely° such° are the adwellings° of the wicked°, And this° is the place° of him who does not know° God°.”

Bildad reproveth Job of presumption and impatience.

1 ¶ Then answeredºª Bildadº the Shuhite,º and said,ºª2 How longº² [will it be ere] ye makeºª an endº of words?º mark,ºª and afterwardsº we will speak.ºª3 Wherefore² are we countedºª as beasts,º [and] reputed vileºª in your sight?º4 He tearethºª himselfº in his anger:º shall the earthº be forsakenºª for² thee? and shall the rockº be removedºª out of his place?º²

The calamities of the wicked.

5 Yea,² the lightº of the wickedº shall be put out,ºª and the sparkº of his fireº shall not² shine.ºª6 The lightº shall be darkºª in his tabernacle,º and his candleº shall be put outºª with² him. 7 The stepsº of his strengthº shall be straitened,ºª and his own counselº shall cast him down.ºª8 For² he is castºª into a netº by his own feet,º and he walkethºª upon² a snare.º9 The ginº shall takeºª [him] by the heel,º [and] the robberº shall prevailºª against² him. 10 The snareº [is] laidºª for him in the ground,º and a trapº for him in² the way.º11 Terrorsº shall make him afraidºª on every side,º and shall driveºª him to his feet.º12 His strengthº shall be² hungerbitten,º and destructionº [shall be] readyºª at his side.º13 It shall devourºª the strengthº of his skin:º [even] the firstbornº of deathº shall devourºª his strength.º14 His confidenceº shall be rooted outºª of his tabernacle,º² and it shall bringºª him to the kingº of terrors.º15 It shall dwellºª in his tabernacle,º because [it is] noneº² of his: brimstoneº shall be scatteredºª upon² his habitation.º16 His rootsº shall be dried upºª beneath,²² and aboveº² shall his branchº be cut off.ºª17 His remembranceº shall perishºª from² the earth,º and he shall have no² nameº in² the street.ºº18 He shall be drivenºª from lightº² into² darkness,º and chasedºª out of the world.º²19 He shall neither² have sonº nor² nephewº among his people,º nor² any remainingº in his dwellings.º20 They that come afterº [him] shall be astoniedºª at² his day,º as they that went beforeº were affrighted.º¹ª21 Surely² such² [are] the dwellingsº of the wicked,º and this² [is] the placeº [of him that] knowethºª not² God.º